Timothy Rice – professor of ethnomusicology and director of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music

Francis F. Steen – associate professor of communication studies

As a critical part of the search process, the search committee seeks input from the UCLA Faculty. We invite you to meet with the committee on Friday, October 5, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in 2121 Murphy Hall, to share information and insights regarding the search.

In preparation for this meeting, you may wish to gather your thoughts on current issues and priorities that could help set the agenda for the UCLA libraries, ideal qualities and qualifications for the new university librarian, and any other information or insight that will help guide the committee’s efforts.

Following is the position announcement. We expressly invite you to circulate the announcement broadly, and to nominate any individuals you feel are exceptionally well-qualified. Kindly email nominations and inquiries to confidential email account LibrarianSearch@conet.ucla.edu. All correspondence will be kept in confidence among members of the search committee.

We thank you for your participation in this important search.

Sincerely,

Alessandro DurantiChair of the search committee for university librarianDistinguished professor of anthropologyDean of the Division of Social Sciences